5-31-11

10:40am

Feeling a little better today.

That's the first improvement I think

I've had in a little over two weeks!

I got another cupcake made this morning.

It's a lion.

Well I'm getting ready to head outside

and take laundry off the line.

I've got one more load of whites

to hang up then I'm done for the week.

I think I did about 6 loads.

It's supposed to be another hot

one today and it's not even Summer yet!

The kids have field day today at school.

They have no air condition

and the activities take place

out on a blacktop playground!

I made sure to dress them in cotton,

light colored t-shirts and had

them each take water bottles with them.

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12:30pm


Here's another cupcake I'm working on
and still tweaking.
The Mouse Takes the Cheese.
Ever try making a mouse out of
an itty bitty jelly bean?  Not easy!

Laundry taken off line and hung up.
The whites hung up and drying.
2 cupcakes made.
I think it's nap time!


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Free coupon for 5 count Zyrtec
in 4-6 weeks.
Answer yes for allergies
then Allegra for allergy medicine you've used.

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Pryor was ticketed in another loaner vehicle.  The vehicle was from Auto Direct, according to Kniffin, even though Pryor had never bought a car there.

More than two years later, 10 Investigates found the same Auto Direct dealer number that was on Pryor's traffic tickets was on the license plate of the Dodge Challenger that Pryor was driving in the spring.

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News story seen this morning

about a football player using

cars from Auto Direct's car lot.

Of all places this was where we

just purchased our newest car.

See video below.

Ohio State, NCAA Open Investigation Into Terrelle Pryor

 

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5-30-11

9:05am

Breaking news!

OSU football coach Jim Tressel resigns!

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Still working on laundry today.

I got a little behind in the last couple

of weeks with not feeling the greatest.

I'd do just enough to get by.

Yesterday I got 3 loads done.

I'll probably get another 3-4 loads

done today as well.

That's if I can survive bringing up

heavy baskets of wet clothes from the

basement and hanging them on

the clothesline in the 90 degree

heat to dry.  It gets a little tough

at times with pneumonia,

breathing,  congestion and all that jazz.

 But in this kind of weather

the clothes dry in no time!

Here is my clothesline this morning.

I have two lines ran.  Then another

one across the side of the carport.

This line is used for the clothes

that are done and ready

to be put away.

I use this little table to put my 

laundry baskets or totes on so

I don't have to bend to the ground

to grab clothes to hang up.

It saves on the back.

This little table used to be a plastic outside

chair.  The back of it broke so I took it

off and now use the base for laundry

or as a outside side table.

Here's what the chair used to 

look like before converting to a table.

Reuse and recycle when possible

to save money! 

The chair and table set was something

I found at my honey's work.

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 10:00am

Got a batch of strawberry cupcakes
in the oven.  I didn't get them made
yesterday as planned.  I want to work
on some more cupcakes for the contest.

I am using my silicone cupcake pan
for the first time along side a regular 
cupcake pan.
They make the silicone bakeware look so easy to use on tv.
I'll let you know if it's as
easy as they make it out to be.

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11:00am


Well the cupcake pan results are in.
I sprayed both silicone and metal
cupcake pan with cooking spray
before filling with cupcake batter.


I was able to remove the cupcakes
from the metal pan with no problems.


The cupcakes stuck in

the silicone cupcake pan
and broke apart when trying
to remove!

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2:25pm


I got two cupcakes made and
submitted to the Jelly Belly Cupcake Contest.


SEA TURTLE

JELLY - FISH

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7:30pm


So far it hasn't been a good evening.
I sure as heck didn't feel like cooking
so we all went to Taco Bell.
I don't know what went wrong
with my eating tonight whether it
was where food gets stuck in my throat
and I have a hard time swallowing
or whether I was having an upset stomach.
I got sick 3 times at Taco Bell
and another when we pulled up to 
the house.  I couldn't even wait
to get out of the car and up to the house.
I flew open the car door once we parked.
Needless to say no kids got out
on my side of the car, lol.
It was all I could do to hold it back from
Taco Bell to home!
Sorry to be gross but this is how my evening
has went.
Two weeks of this crap is too long.
Tonight before bed will be my third
dose of antibiotics.  7 more days
of antibiotics to go.

Just took my temp under the arm
with a digital thermometer.
The thermometer says 99.8 degrees.
So whether you add 1 or 2 degrees
to an armpit reading
it makes my temp 100.8 or 101.8.


I knew I had a temperature when
I grabbed a sweater because I was chilled.


I think I'm gonna grab some ibuprofen
and go lay down then get back up
in an hour to take my prescription meds.

5-29-11

8:00am

Time to turn the air condition on today.

It's supposed to be 90 today

and 92 Monday and Tuesday.

Woke up this morning with another

one of my coughing fits to the point

of getting sick.  I stared taking my

prescription meds last night and I'm supposed

to take the Mucinex in the morning

which I did already.

It don't take much to trigger a coughing 

attack.  It could be from talking too loud,

laughing or eating foods that are spicy

and I don't mean something hot, if it

has seasonings of any sort and it

hits the back of my throat, that's all she wrote.

Actually this morning it's none of the above.

It just feels like phlegm sitting in the

back of my throat and I can't get it

coughed up, not to sound gross.

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This morning Tony's taking the boys

to go see Fast Five at Easton.

I was supposed to go but don't

think it would be in my best interest at

the moment.

Why is it the last three times we've wanted

to go see a movie in the theater someone

has had a cough.  All three times

we've had to make different arrangements

like renting it from the store and bringing

it home to watch.  Unfortunately this movie

is in the theater only at the moment.

That's ok.  I'll sit home this morning

and work on some cupcakes for

the cupcake contest.  I have three

ideas I want to make and will show y'all

once done and submitted.

And since Tony has to work tomorrow

we'll be having a cook out today.

Found some marked down cheddar

& bacon hamburgers at Kroger yesterday

to put on the grill.  Will make some

homemade potato salad and macaroni

& cheese to go with it.

For desert I'm making strawberry cupcakes.

And for drinks I got some frozen 

canned lemonade and a package of

strawberries.  I want to make something

similar to McDonalds frozen 

strawberry lemonade.

Here's a recipe for it-

Place the strawberries and 1/3 cup of sugar in the blender with 1/2 cup of ice and 1/2 cup of water. Blend until pureed. Pour into the bottom of 4 glasses.  Rinse out blender.

Then I plan to add a can of frozen

lemonade with some ice and water

to the blender.  Pour over top of

the strawberry puree in glass.

Stir slightly to swirl the lemonade

and strawberries together.

I think at the moment a small

strawberry lemonade at McDonalds

is $1.99 each x's 4 is $7.96

To make 4 homemade ones-

can of frozen lemonade- $1.59

pound of strawberries- $1.99

Total cost- $3.58 or

.58 to .89 cents each.

I haven't made it yet so I don't know

exactly how many servings I'll get.

I guessed 4-6 servings.

Could be much cheaper if you catch

strawberries and lemonade on sale.

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I made the strawberry- lemonade freeze.
I think you could get about 9 servings
out of a pound of strawberries and 
a can of lemonade.
I made 3 servings with 1/3 of the
strawberries and 1/3 can of lemonade.
I added some Splenda sweetener
to the lemonade when I mixed
it up in the blender because I thought
it was too tart.
You could probably use Splenda
in with the strawberries as
well to cut down on sugar and calories.
I've sugared strawberries before
with Splenda and it came out just as good
as using sugar.


At .42 cents a serving, I think I
would skip getting any at McDonalds
at continue making my own!

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8:55pm


How much snot can come out
of ones body???!!!
I keep blowing my nose.
It's not running but after taking
Mucinex it has loosened it up in 
my sinuses.  I just want it out and gone!!


Everyone keeps asking if I feel better today.
I have had only one go round of medicine
in me so no I don't feel any different
than the last 12 days.  Today is day 13.


I've had lots of wheezing and difficulty
breathing at times.  I did do my
inhaler once this evening after
being out in the heat trimming our
tree our front.
And I did get about three loads of
laundry done today.  That included
hanging them on the line to dry.


It is so irritating having pneumonia.
I know I am supposed to rest but I
get too fidgety if I sit or lay down too long.
I did take a nap for about an hour if that.


I did make supper tonight of
hamburgers on the George Foreman
instead of the grill in the heat.
And corn on the cob and homemade
potato salad.


Well I'm going to take my second
go round of antibiotics
and a tussicap pill.
Those pills will make you dizzy/sleepy
so best if I head to bed soon.


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5-28-11

1:15pm

Got up and did some yard saling this morning

in Gahanna .

Sales were so-so today, a little high priced.

They probably sucked because

of a holiday weekend.

 I stopped at a sale where a lady

was selling an emerald necklace

for $800!!  Come on now, that's

not exactly a yard sale item.

That's advertisement for crooks

who visit your yard sale!!

Here's a couple things I got.

 Moving Men furniture sliders .25 cents

A little dirty but I should be able

to clean them up for that much.

I love sliders for moving heavy furniture!

 New Fruit of the Loom 3 pack

t-shirts for Jonathan- $1.00

 And lastly a necklace and bracelet

set for $1.00.  Putting back for

mom for Christmas.

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I watched this video today
that was hilarious.
It's called People of Walmart.

They also have a website called

PeopleofWalmart.com.

Oh my goodness, the photos

people have submitted of 

people seen in Walmart are so funny.

They are trying to make a book

from people's photos.

I thought about submitting mine

that I took in Logan, Ohio

where a horse was parked in 

a parking space and tied to a light pole.

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7:40pm


We left around almost 3:00pm
and are just now arriving home.
Tony and my mom pretty much
"ganged" up on me today wanting
me to go to Urgent Care.  I finally gave in.
We were there between 2.5-3 hours.

Doc first said it sounded like
I had a sinus infection that went into
my bronchial tubes.  I had a slight temperature.

After listening
to my lungs he said I was wheezing.
He then gave me a breathing treatment
with a nebulizer.  Then he came back in
and checked my lungs again and had me
go do an xray because he didn't like that I was
still wheezing.  It came back that
I had pneumonia in my left lower lung.

I am home and they put me on Levaquin antibiotics,
Mucinex MD and something called 
Tussicaps which are pills that are supposed
to help the cough and other
flu and cold like symptoms.


So there you have it.  I've pretty 
much have had pneumonia for the
past 12 days.  I still have some shakes
and jitters from the breathing treatment.

Getting ready to grab a bite to eat.
Grabbed one of those frozen pizzas
with wings when in Kroger getting
prescriptions.
I might go lay down after that because
I feel chilled.  My one Tussicap pills say
it will make you dizzy and drowsy so
will try and take those only at bedtime.

Let's hope I don't get heartburn with
my pizza because I can't take
heartburn meds with my
antibiotic.  


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5-27-11

2:45pm

Been running around town

with my honey all day.

He has today off for Memorial Day

instead of Monday.

Of course we went to our favorite

place to eat breakfast this morning-

Tee-Jays.

From there we had to go to Uptown

Westerville to our insurance office.

Then from there went to 

a yard sale further North on

Old 3C in Delaware county.  

I found one thing while

Tony found 3.  Didn't see any other yard

sales after that :0(

Since I got Christopher a 

5 VHS set about trains for Christmas

I found Jonathan this 5 VHS set

about baseball.  I paid $2.00 for the set.

Tony found these items-

4 switch plates

$1.00 for the 2 double switch plates.

.50 cents for 2 single plates.

2 new looking outdoor cushions $1.00 for both.

We needed new ones for our swing.

And a bird bath for $1.00.

We put the one we have in the

front yard and now Tony

would like to have

one in the backyard.

From Delaware we went out

to Reynoldsburg to the transmission

shop where Tony's friend works.

He put the car on 2 different scanners.

It wouldn't scan for some reason

so there was a wasted trip.

From Reynoldsburg we cruised

over to Grove Port and walked

around the junk yard.

Stopped in a convenience

store for something to drink

and found these coupons-

Had to stop in Kroger before

coming home.

Home at 2:45pm.

And tonight we're heading back over to

Grove Port to go to Tony's

friend's house so he can see

what kind of work he wants

done on his house.

So when we're out and about 

again this evening we'll stop in Speedway.  

Today is free pizza slice day!

It is today only!

So for 4 slices pizza

and 4 Sunkist 20 ounce diet pops

with coupons should run

around $2.50 for all.

I'm tired of all this running

that's for sure!

And I'm sure there's no sleeping

in tomorrow since the kids

want to go to a few yard sales

tomorrow morning.

Still feel like my head's in a vice

and coughing like crazy.

There is some progress.

My head seems like it is starting

to try and drain some.

If I could get rid of this cough

I'd feel so much better.\
Let me just say that coughing
with weak bladder muscles
don't combine!

It's been 10 days now.

Tony keeps telling me he wants
to take me to Urgent Care and I just
cringe at the thought of any more
doctor bills.

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100% fruit juices are getting expensive

and go rather quickly when you have

a large family of 4 or more.

Here is a way to stretch your fruit juice

and cut down on calories as well-

 

Tea is pretty inexpensive when you catch

sales and use coupons.  

 

Make up a batch of tea.

Either mix 1/2 tea & 1/2 fruit juice

or 3/4 tea & 1/4 fruit juice ratio

together.

Tea has health benefits as well.

Tea has antioxidants,

and possibly antibiotic possessions

with different varieties.

 

So when you combine both

juice and tea you are stretching

your budget and getting more

health benefits from it!

v8 fusion with tea- about $3.50 

for 46 ounce bottle.

around .07+ cents per ounce.

compared to-

64 ounce 100% bottled juice on sale- $2.50

tea bags to make one pitcher- .16 cents

combine 1/2 tea & 1/2 juice into

two different containers.

 

Makes a total of 128 ounces.

Total cost- $2.66

or $1.33 per 64 ounce container!

.02+ cents per ounce!

You will have made 3x's+ the amount

of fruit juice and tea compared to

the one bottle of v8 Fusion!

 

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